This week's Leaderboard Legends (9-19-16)

OCVarsity is starting something new this season to recognize the players who have done exceptional work on the field.

It's our version of handing out a game ball or helmet sticker.

We're calling it the OCVarsity Leaderboard Legends of the week.

Every team in the county can nominate a player (or players) for this weekly honor.

The only rule: the player(s) nominated must have current stats on the OCVarsity leaderboards. (Coaches and teams have until 4 p.m. each Monday to update their stats.)

How do you nominate a player? It's easy.

A coach or coaching staff can send a player's name, grade and position via Twitter to Kenny Connolly (@KConnolly89). Please include the hash tag #ocvlegend.

We'll announce the names of the weekly Leaderboard Legends on Monday evening.

Here are this week's OCV Leaderboard Legends:

LEADERBOARD LEGEND: RUNNING BACKS

Raul Balderas and Ben Jefferson, Pacifica

How about a tag team tandem for this week’s rushing legend? Pacifica running back Raul Balderas gave Garden Grove’s defense fits Friday night, reeling off a game-high 200 yards on the ground. But his backfield mate, quarterback Ben Jefferson, was equally as good, tallying 196 yards rushing and four touchdowns in a 38-7 win over the Argonauts. Balderas and Jefferson come in at No. 4 and No. 7 in this week’s top-20 rushing leaders, the only pair of teammates featured in the top 10. Pacifica (2-2) is averaging close to 37 points a game on offense. Not too shabby.

Noah Rivera, Brea Olinda

He does a little bit of everything on offense, but last week Rivera tore up Diamond Bar's defense for 240 yards rushing and four touchdowns on just 12 carries. On the season, the senior speedster is averaging a whopping 16.8 yards per carry.

After missing week two due to injury, Sorensen returned to the field Friday night and more than made up for lost time. The junior quarterback completed 25 of 41 passes for 370 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-44 loss to Valley View. Sorensen connected with receiver Tyler Jones 14 times for 243 yards and two scores, and added 48 yards rushing on six attempts. In total, the Wolverines QB accounted for 418 yards of total offense.

Kevin Brown, Capistrano Valley

The Cougars senior completed 72 percent of his passes (21 of 29) for 256 yards and three touchdowns against an overmatched Esperanza squad in a 52-6 victory. Brown has been a model of consistency this season, completing passes at a 65-percent clip. He’s Orange County’s third-leading passer and has 11 touchdown throws to just one interception.

How much fun do you think McGee had as the primary target in a game where his quarterback broke the Orange County record for passing touchdowns? Probably quite a bit. The junior wideout caught 10 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns this past week apart of the Heralds’ wild 68-55 shootout win over Bell. Crazy thing is, this statistically isn’t even McGee’s best game of the season. In Week 0, he hauled in 15 passes for 215 yards and four touchdowns against Bishop Union. Playing alongside quarterback Quinn Commans in a pass-happy system, McGee’s a must-start every week in fantasy leagues.

Joe Morenc, Tesoro

The Titans dove deep into the playbook last Friday night against El Toro, dialing up the old halfback pass not once, but twice. Morenc was on the receiving end of both passes running back Graedan Sharpe uncorked, which proved to be good enough for a 63-yard gain and the game-winning 80-yard touchdown score in the 25-21 win. Morenc notched five catches for 172 yards.

Our leaderboard rankings are based on the stats in our system as of each Monday at 4 p.m. Coaches are asked to take part in making sure their team's stats are up-to-date so that players can be ranked and evaluated based on the published stats.